page_title: Celtic Frost
section_title: Definitive breakup, Triptykon and Martin Eric Ain's death (2008–present)
hierarchical_section_title: Celtic Frost / History / Definitive breakup, Triptykon and Martin Eric Ain's death (2008–present)
caption_attribution_description: English: Swiss band Celtic Frost
context_page_description: Celtic Frost were a Swiss extreme metal band from Zürich. They are known for their strong influence on the development of extreme metal and avant-garde metal. Formed in 1981 as Hellhammer, the band became Celtic Frost in 1984 and released their debut, Morbid Tales, that year. This was followed by To Mega Therion and the highly experimental Into the Pandemonium, all of which were widely praised. Their next album Cold Lake saw a new lineup and a radical change of style, which was widely derided. After the release of Vanity/Nemesis, the group disbanded. It re-formed in 2001 and released the critically acclaimed Monotheist, before disbanding following frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008.
  Their music included elements of various extreme metal styles. Their earlier music was mostly classified as thrash metal and death metal with an experimental streak, while their last album was more akin to doom metal and gothic metal. Celtic Frost were inspired by metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Venom as well as gothic rock groups like Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Christian Death and by the hardcore punk of Discharge.
context_section_description: Fischer tendered his resignation from Celtic Frost on April 9, 2008, with this message displayed on the band's official website:
  Celtic Frost singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer has left Celtic Frost due to the irresolvable, severe erosion of the personal basis so urgently required to collaborate within a band so unique, volatile, and ambitious.
  Bassist Ain stated that the band was "still alive, albeit in a coma of sorts." He went on further to say that the remainder of the band is "not going to continue recording or touring," saying this "would be preposterous" without Fischer. Fischer has himself gone on to form a new band called Triptykon, featuring Celtic Frost touring guitarist V Santura, original Celtic Frost drummer Reed St. Mark (although he has since departed and was replaced by Norman Lonhard), as well as bassist Vanja Slajh. Fischer has also said that his new band will sound similar to the direction Celtic Frost took on their 2006 album, Monotheist.
  On September 9, 2008, Celtic Frost members Martin Eric Ain and Tom Gabriel Fischer confirmed on Celtic Frost's official website that the band had "jointly decided to lay Celtic Frost to rest for good".
  On October 21, 2017, Martin Eric Ain died from a heart attack.
caption: Celtic Frost performing in 2006.
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